diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/ForgeManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/ForgeManager.java
index 0fbb5ae3..b9de1aa7 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/ForgeManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/ForgeManager.java
@@ -72,18 +72,20 @@ public enum ForgeManager implements Runnable {
             }
 
             // Remove the fake negativeID item from all collections.
+            // set the items as 'completed'
 
             for (Item memoryItem : toRemove) {
+
+                // Update vendor window
+
+                ItemProductionMsg outMsg = new ItemProductionMsg(workOrder.vendor.building, workOrder.vendor, completed_item, 8, true);
+                DispatchMessage.dispatchMsgToInterestArea(workOrder.vendor, outMsg, mbEnums.DispatchChannel.SECONDARY, 700, false, false);
+
                 workOrder.cooking.remove(memoryItem);
                 inMemoryItemLookup.remove(memoryItem.objectUUID);
                 vendorItemLookup.get(workOrder.vendor).remove(memoryItem);
             }
 
-            // Update vendor window
-
-            ItemProductionMsg outMsg = new ItemProductionMsg(workOrder.vendor.building, workOrder.vendor, completed_item, 8, true);
-            DispatchMessage.dispatchMsgToInterestArea(workOrder.vendor, outMsg, mbEnums.DispatchChannel.SECONDARY, 700, false, false);
-
             Logger.info("item forged:" + workOrder.workOrderID + " (" + workOrder.total_produced + "/" + workOrder.total_to_produce + ")");
 
             if (workOrder.total_produced >= workOrder.total_to_produce) {